Improvement in scrap-books



R. SNEIDBR.

Scrap-Books.

No. 219,370. Patented Sept. 9,1879.

N. PETERS. PHOT0-LITHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. c.

UNITED STATES Per.ENTI OFFICEc ROBERT SNEIDER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SCRAP-BOOKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 219,370, dated September 9, 1879; application filed` July 14, 1879. n

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT SNEIDER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Scrap-Book, of which the following :is a speciiication. A

Figure l is a view of my improved scrapbook open; Fig. 2, a sectional View of the same on the line c c, Fig. l; Fig. 3, a sectional view of the same on the line k la, Fig. l; Fig. 4, a detail cross-section of the back of the book on an enlarged scale; Fig. 5, a detail perspective view of the hingepart.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to a new construction of the hinge part of a scrap-book; also, to a new construction of the gummed strips or stumps.

l t consists, first, in forming the hinge part of a metallic base having a series of upwardlyprojecting loops or eyes; also, in making said eyes in each hinge-piece from one continuous piece of wire, all as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, the Vletter A represents the cover of the scrap-book. ,B B are the4 hinge parts thereof; O C, the wire fasteners, passed through the eyes 'of the hinge parts. D D are leaves, held in place by said hinge parts and wire fasteners. E E are the gummed strips, subdivided or cut into sections. v

The back A is made of stiff pasteboard or equivalent material, to constitute the two covers and the back of the book, in the usual manner.

Rubber tips F may be attached to the outer sides of the covers by small rivets or otherwise.

Tothe inner side of the central `part of the back A are fastened, by rivets a, Fig. 4, or other means, the hinge parts B. Each of these hinge parts consists of a plate, b, ot' metal or equivalent material, and of a series'lf eyes or loops, d d, that project upwardly from said plate in a row, as shown in Fig. 5.

The several eyes or loops d in each hingepiece I prefer to construct from one single is impaled on one of the loops d of each hinge part, and held in place by putting the wire O through said loops above said leaf, as shown. A series of leaves may be held downby one single fastener, C, and removed or replaced at will. These leaves may be used to gum samples of fabrics, letters, or other things thereto.

Thegummed strips E are held in place in the same manner as the leaves D-namely, by wire fasteners C and loops d. They are subdivided or cut into sections or smaller pieces, f f, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, so that one such strip may be used to fasten thereto a series of sheet-s of paper. Thus one sheetmay be Ifastened to one or two sections, another sheet to one or two other of the sections of the same strip E, and so forth.

It will be readily seen that this scrap-book is very strong, easily adj usted, and at the same time of simple construction. Any one or more ofthe leaves or gummed strips can be readily taken out, replaced, or others added without ditliculty, yet while in the book they will be' securely held in place.

I claim- 1. In a scrap-book, the combination of the back A with the hinge part B, havinga series of loops, cl d, in a transverse row, all arranged for the reception and definite spacing of separate clusters of leaves and separate fasteners O, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The hinge part B, composed of the plate b, loop d, and bases e, the said loops d and their bases c being formed from one continuous serpentine wire, substantially asherein shown and described.

ROBERT SNEIDER.

Witnesses:

W. G. E. SGJIUL'IZ, WM. 11C. SMITH. 

